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Old 09-02-20, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
No runs, no drips no errors.
Let us know when your piano is back in place. I have a request.
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I find overhauling cheap old-school bottom brackets strangely satisfying.
That is strange.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Fake strokes? Sad!
Whoa, can you Strava that? I could...

...never mind.
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Old 09-02-20, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS

No runs, no drips no errors.
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Nice oak, nice stain, nice PU!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Roller grid. You put that in a 5 gallon bucket, pour in a gallon and a half or 2 paint, dip your roller in the paint and roll it out on that grid. Most rollers have little hooks on the handle that you can hook onto the grid when you need to take a break. Make sure roller is covered in paint so it doesn't dry out. Throw a wet towel over the bucket for longer breaks.

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Wish I say that before, but it’s too late now. Once you go tray there is no turning back.
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Old 09-02-20, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Let us know when your piano is back in place. I have a request.
That is the office. No piano present. No requests taken. I will shortly post some more quality music to expand your horizons.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Who hasn't done that?

Mine was a tree not a car, and the tree was after a jump
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Let us know when your piano is back in place. I have a request.



That is strange.
Today, I also wrapped handlebars and installed a new saddle.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS

No runs, no drips no errors.
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I like how the router has claimed that room.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Today, I also wrapped handlebars and installed a new saddle.

Did you find installing the saddle as challenging as velo did?
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@Velo Vol
This one rocks a bit. This is from the early 2000's I believe.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Wish I say that before, but it’s too late now. Once you go tray there is no turning back.
You said you finished off a 5 gallon, now is the perfect time for a grid.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Did you find installing the saddle as challenging as velo did?
Well, it took a couple of minutes.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
You said you finished off a 5 gallon, now is the perfect time for a grid.

Actually you are right. When we go to get more paint i’ll sneak this in the cart.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Well, it took a couple of minutes.

Did it make you never want to touch a bloody bike again?
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Old 09-02-20, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Who hasn't done that?
Originally Posted by rjones28
When I was around that age, I rode my bike into the back of a parked car.
I was a bit older. As a teenager I did manage to collect the back of a parked Combi. I can still remember landing astride the bar.
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In other news, my complaint about my bike being swabbed for explosives made it to the inbox of the Chief of Police and, his office assures me, back down to the contract guards at the garage checkpoint. We shall see...
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Originally Posted by gnome
I was a bit older. As a teenager I did manage to collect the back of a parked Combi. I can still remember landing astride the bar.
Nice!

As a younger adult, I hit a small mail truck, but without serious consequences.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Well, it took a couple of minutes.
How long to wrap the bars?

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I will shortly post some more quality music to expand your horizons.
Nope. We want to see a video of you performing in your salon.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
In other news, my complaint about my bike being swabbed for explosives made it to the inbox of the Chief of Police and, his office assures me, back down to the contract guards at the garage checkpoint. We shall see...
Did we learn nothing from OKC and WTC?
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
You're welcome.
If you care to share, how are you healing?
Pretty good I think, I have more range of motion at this stage than I did last time. Hoping I can cut the rehab down from 10 months to 7 or 8. My followup visit is tomorrow so we'll see what the doc says.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Did we learn nothing from OKC and WTC?
Yes, viz, you'd need a cargo bike to carry 500 kg of ammonium nitrate or a 600 kg urea-nitrate-hydrogen gas-enhanced device.
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Pretty good I think, I have more range of motion at this stage than I did last time. Hoping I can cut the rehab down from 10 months to 7 or 8. My followup visit is tomorrow so we'll see what the doc says.
Great news, Billy. Hope the recovery continues to exceed expectations.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Did it make you never want to touch a bloody bike again?
I generally wipe down bloody bikes with disinfectant, before I touch them.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Did we learn nothing from OKC and WTC?
The downtube sticker probably put them on alert.

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Yes, viz, you'd need a cargo bike to carry 500 kg of ammonium nitrate or a 600 kg urea-nitrate-hydrogen gas-enhanced device.
Just last month you posted a photo of your bike carrying a suspicious box.
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